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pho⋅ni⋅at⋅rics

  [foh-nee-a-triks]
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–noun (used with a singular verb) Speech Pathology.
the study and treatment of voice disorders.
Also, pho⋅ni⋅a⋅try  [foh-nahy-uh-tree] .

Origin:
1945–50; phon- + -iatric; see -ics

Related forms:
pho⋅ni⋅at⋅ric, adjective
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Main Entry: pho·ni·at·rics
Pronunciation: "fO-nE-'a-triks
Function: noun plural but singular in construction
: the scientific study andtreatment of defects of the voice —pho·ni·at·ric /-trik/ adjective
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phoniatrics pho·ni·at·rics (fō'nē-āt'rĭks)
n.
The scientific study of speech and speech habits.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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